Building Serverless Applications with AWS Lambda and Python: A Developer's Journey to the Cloud

Building Serverless Applications with AWS Lambda and Python: A Developer's Journey to the Cloud

Ever felt like managing servers is about as fun as watching paint dry? Well, you’re in for a treat! Today we’re diving headfirst into the wonderful world of serverless computing with AWS Lambda and Python. Think of it as having a magical cloud butler who only shows up when you need them, does exactly what you ask, and then vanishes into thin air – no server maintenance, no capacity planning headaches, just pure, unadulterated code execution bliss....

October 7, 2025 · 13 min · 2720 words · Maxim Zhirnov
Avoiding Cross-Platform Development When Native is Better

Avoiding Cross-Platform Development When Native is Better

Picture this: you’re at a coffee shop, sipping your overpriced latte, when suddenly you overhear two developers arguing about whether to build their shiny new app using React Native or go full native. One developer waves their hands dramatically, shouting “Code reusability!” while the other counters with “Performance and user experience!” Sound familiar? Well, grab another coffee because we’re diving deep into when you should absolutely, positively, without-a-doubt choose native development over cross-platform solutions....

October 6, 2025 · 8 min · 1516 words · Maxim Zhirnov
The Case Against Always Using Reactive Programming

The Case Against Always Using Reactive Programming

Let me tell you a story. Last week, I walked into a codebase that looked like it was written by someone who had just discovered reactive programming and decided that everything needed to be reactive. Every button click, every API call, every sneeze was wrapped in observables. It was like watching someone use a chainsaw to slice bread – technically possible, but you’re left wondering if they’ve lost their mind. Don’t get me wrong – reactive programming has its place....

October 6, 2025 · 10 min · 2099 words · Maxim Zhirnov
Developing Emotional Intelligence for Enhanced Team Collaboration

Developing Emotional Intelligence for Enhanced Team Collaboration

Picture this: You’re in a meeting where tensions are rising faster than a soufflé in a hot oven, and suddenly someone with the emotional intelligence of a seasoned diplomat steps in. They don’t just defuse the situation – they transform it into a productive discussion that leaves everyone feeling heard and energized. That’s not workplace magic; that’s emotional intelligence (EQ) in action, and it’s the secret sauce that turns good teams into extraordinary ones....

October 5, 2025 · 7 min · 1417 words · Maxim Zhirnov
Ignoring Performance Metrics to Focus on User Experience

Ignoring Performance Metrics to Focus on User Experience

Picture this: your application loads in 50 milliseconds, has zero memory leaks, and your CPU usage graph looks like a perfectly flat line. Your engineering team is high-fiving in the hallway, the stakeholders are nodding approvingly at the dashboard, and then… users hate it. They’re abandoning your app faster than people leaving a meeting that could’ve been an email. Welcome to the great paradox of modern software development, where we’ve become so obsessed with measuring the machine that we’ve forgotten about the human sitting behind the screen, probably cursing at our “perfectly optimized” creation....

October 5, 2025 · 10 min · 2125 words · Maxim Zhirnov